Premier League · Sat, 9 May 2026 ·
Fulham vs Bournemouth — 0 - 1
Craven Cottage · Referee: A. Madley
Match report
Bournemouth win 1-0 at Fulham
Fulham were beaten 1-0 by Bournemouth at Craven Cottage on Saturday, 9 May 2026 in Premier League matchday 36. Rayan scored the only goal of the game for Bournemouth in the 53rd minute. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth, 41') and Joachim Andersen (Fulham, 45+7') were sent off. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Fulham had 60% of the ball and 14 shots (2 on target) against Bournemouth’s 10 (5 on target). Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) was the top-rated player with 7.9. The result leaves Fulham 19th in the Premier League table on 2 points and Bournemouth 17th on 3.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Aston Villa | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Coventry | 5 | -9 | 3 |
| 19 | Fulham | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 20 | Tottenham | 5 | -6 | 2 |
Match events
- -5'yellow cardMarcus TavernierYellow Card
- 40'VAR decisionRyan ChristieCard upgrade
- 41'red cardRyan ChristieRed Card
- 43'substitutionEvanilsonOff: T. Adams
- 45+6'VAR decisionJoachim AndersenCard upgrade
- 45+7'red cardJoachim AndersenRed Card
- 46'substitutionE. Smith RoweOff: I. Diop
- 50'yellow cardRodrigo MunizYellow Card
- 53'goalRayanAssist: A. Smith
- 59'yellow cardSaša LukićYellow Card
- 62'substitutionH. WilsonOff: O. Bobb
- 62'substitutionS. ChukwuezeOff: Kevin
- 65'yellow cardAlex ScottYellow Card
- 76'substitutionT. CairneyOff: J. King
- 77'yellow cardAntonee RobinsonYellow Card
- 78'substitutionM. TavernierOff: A. Adli
- 79'substitutionE. J. KroupiOff: E. Unal
- 79'substitutionRayanOff: D. Brooks
- 82'yellow cardJoshua KingYellow Card
- 83'substitutionT. CastagneOff: J. Kusi Asare
- 90+1'substitutionA. ScottOff: A. Toth
Lineups
Fulham
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Marco Silva
Starting XI
- 1B. LenoG
- 21T. CastagneD
- 5J. AndersenD
- 3C. BasseyD
- 33A. RobinsonD
- 20S. LukicM
- 10T. CairneyM
- 8H. WilsonM
- 32E. Smith RoweM
- 19S. ChukwuezeM
- 9Rodrigo MunizF
Substitutes
- 23B. LecomteG
- 2K. TeteD
- 31I. DiopD
- 16S. BergeM
- 14O. BobbM
- 22KevinF
- 24J. KingM
- 18J. Kusi AsareF
- 6H. ReedM
Bournemouth
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Andoni Iraola
Starting XI
- 1D. PetrovicG
- 15A. SmithD
- 23J. HillD
- 5M. SenesiD
- 3A. TruffertD
- 8A. ScottM
- 10R. ChristieM
- 37RayanM
- 22E. J. KroupiM
- 16M. TavernierM
- 9EvanilsonF
Substitutes
- 29C. MandasG
- 26E. UnalF
- 12T. AdamsM
- 18B. DiakiteD
- 7D. BrooksM
- 19J. KluivertF
- 21A. AdliF
- 11B. DoakF
- 27A. TothM
Match statistics
- 60%Possession40%
- 1.33Expected goals (xG)0.82
- 14Total shots10
- 2Shots on target5
- 6Shots off target3
- 6Blocked shots2
- 11Shots inside the box5
- 3Shots outside the box5
- 11Corners2
- 1Offsides3
- 12Fouls21
- 4Yellow cards2
- 1Red cards1
- 3Goalkeeper saves2
- 520Passes359
- 456Accurate passes308
- 88%Pass accuracy86%
- 0.16Goals prevented0.16
Player statistics
Fulham
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bernd LenoG | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 3Calvin BasseyD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 5Joachim AndersenD | 52 | 6.0 | ||
| 21Timothy CastagneD | 83 | 7.7 | ||
| 33Antonee RobinsonD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 8Harry WilsonM | 62 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Tom CairneyM | 76 | 7.5 | ||
| 19Samuel ChukwuezeM | 62 | 6.5 | ||
| 20Saša LukićM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 32Emile Smith RoweM | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| 9Rodrigo MunizF | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 23Benjamin LecomteG | – | – | ||
| 2Kenny TeteD | – | – | ||
| 31Issa DiopD | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| 6Harrison ReedM | – | – | ||
| 14Oscar BobbM | 28 | 6.7 | ||
| 16Sander BergeM | – | – | ||
| 24Joshua KingM | 14 | 7.3 | ||
| 18Jonah Kusi-AsareF | 13 | 6.7 | ||
| 22KevinF | 28 | 7.0 |
Bournemouth
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Đorđe PetrovićG | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 3Adrien TruffertD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 5Marcos SenesiDTop rated | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 15Adam SmithD | 90 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 23James HillD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 8Alex ScottM | 89 | 7.2 | ||
| 10Ryan ChristieM | 41 | 5.9 | ||
| 16Marcus TavernierM | 78 | 7.3 | ||
| 22Eli Junior KroupiM | 79 | 6.3 | ||
| 37RayanM | 79 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 9EvanilsonF | 43 | 6.5 | ||
| 29Christos MandasG | – | – | ||
| 18Bafodé DiakitéD | – | – | ||
| 7David BrooksM | 11 | 6.3 | ||
| 12Tyler AdamsM | 47 | 6.9 | ||
| 27Alex TóthM | 1 | – | ||
| 11Ben Gannon-DoakF | – | – | ||
| 19Justin KluivertF | – | – | ||
| 21Amine AdliF | 12 | 6.2 | ||
| 26Enes ÜnalF | 11 | 6.9 |